In an earlier post, I talked about the "Fernando Mendoza schism" and whether his development should be credited to high school, University of California, Berkeley, or Indiana University. Right now, a lot of people lean toward Indiana. But as I pointed out then, Mendoza spent four years at Cal and only a few months at Indiana. Over time, the narrative was always likely to shift back to Cal.
That shift is already happening.
Tonight on Fox Sports, during the 8:30 segment, the host asked Jack Cole "62, for his thoughts on Mendoza. The host even framed it by saying Mendoza is "so perfect" and challenged him to name something negative.
Cole, a Stanford graduate, immediately pivoted not to Indiana but to Cal criticism, labeling Mendoza in ideological terms as a communist and radical.
Yeah it was pretty bad. but thats not the point It's not just the criticism it's how quickly the media has already started identifying Mendoza primarily with Cal while barely mentioning Indiana at all as he didnt say one word about them.
Even critics are reinforcing the point: Mendoza is being defined as a Cal product. That's exactly what many of us expected, and it's becoming harder and harder to argue otherwise.
That shift is already happening.
Tonight on Fox Sports, during the 8:30 segment, the host asked Jack Cole "62, for his thoughts on Mendoza. The host even framed it by saying Mendoza is "so perfect" and challenged him to name something negative.
Cole, a Stanford graduate, immediately pivoted not to Indiana but to Cal criticism, labeling Mendoza in ideological terms as a communist and radical.
Yeah it was pretty bad. but thats not the point It's not just the criticism it's how quickly the media has already started identifying Mendoza primarily with Cal while barely mentioning Indiana at all as he didnt say one word about them.
Even critics are reinforcing the point: Mendoza is being defined as a Cal product. That's exactly what many of us expected, and it's becoming harder and harder to argue otherwise.
